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• Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra Welcome Furry New Family Member: ‘We’re Already in Love’

  08-08-2020 23:56
  
  Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra’s family is growing. The couple introduced Panda, the latest addition to their brood, on Saturday (Aug. 8).
  “Welcome to the family Panda! Panda is a Husky Australian Shepard mix rescue and we’re already in love,” Jonas wrote on Instagram, where the pair posted an adorable family photo.
  Panda — adopted from nonprofit dog rescue Hollywood Huskies — joins their pups Gino and Diana, making it a trio of pets for their handsome little
  
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• Bryan Adams to perform at German stadium next month amidst pandemic

  08-08-2020 23:31 via nme.com
  
  Bryan Adams has announced that he’ll be performing at a stadium in Germany next month despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  Read more: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refund
  The Canadian rocker has been booked to headline a stadium show called ‘Give Live A Chance’, which is coming to Düsseldorf’s Merkur Spiel-Arena on September 4. He will join a lineup that includes Sarah Connor, Rea Garvey, The Bosshoss
  
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• Demi Lovato & Max Ehrich Celebrate Dating Anniversary With a Kiss and Sweet Notes

  08-08-2020 23:21
  
  Engaged couple Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich rang in a dating anniversary with a night out and some flirtatious photos.
  The happy pair, sharing a kiss in one picture and broad grins at each other in another, wrote notes on Instagram to mark the occasion this weekend.
  “i love u baby happy anniversary,” Ehrich wrote on his account on Saturday (Aug. 8), while Lovato captioned the moment with “Falling more and more in love everyday with you honey.”
  “more and more every mom
  
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• Madonna Out of Interscope Deal After Nearly a Decade

  08-08-2020 23:14
  
  Sources close to Madonna confirm to Billboard that the Queen of Pop is out of her deal with Interscope after nearly a decade. The iconic singer first inked a three-album deal with Interscope in 2011 at a base of $1 million per LP; with the release of Madame X in 2019, that three-album deal is up, and Madge is eying a new label to call home.
  While The Sun reports that Madonna is considering a return to Warner Music (which was known as Warner Bros. when she called it home for her series of al
  
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• Madonna Leaves Interscope After Nearly a Decade

  08-08-2020 23:14
  
  Sources close to Madonna confirm to Billboard that the Queen of Pop has left Interscope after nearly a decade. The iconic singer first inked a three-album deal with Interscope in 2011 at a base of $1 million per LP; with the release of Madame X in 2019, that three-album deal is up, and Madge is eying a new label to call home.
  While The Sun reports that Madonna is considering a return to Warner Music (which was known as Warner Bros. when she called it home for her series of albums released from 1
  
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• Kanye West and Daughter North Dance to ‘Push the Feeling On’ Alongside Golf Cart: Watch

  08-08-2020 22:22
  
  Kanye West seems to be in good spirits these days.
  On Friday (Aug. 7), the 43-year-old rapper and presidential hopeful shared a playful video of himself recreating a viral video about celebrating the upcoming weekend, with the help of his family.
  In the clip, West is seen dancing alongside a moving golf cart with his 7-year-old daughter North to the song “Push the Feeling On” by the Nightcrawlers. Kim Kardashian can be heard laughing in the background as she encourages their son Sain
  
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• Timbaland teases ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ sequel with Justin Timberlake

  08-08-2020 21:30 via nme.com
  
  A sequel to Justin Timberlake‘s 2006 album ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ could be on the way if Timbaland‘s recent social media activity is anything to go by.
  Read more: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on VERZUZ battle series: “We want to celebrate the architects of good music”
  The acclaimed album, which was released on September 8, 2006, featured the hit singles ‘SexyBack’, ‘My Love’, and ‘What Goes Around… Comes Around’ and
  
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• Appeal Ruling on Publisher Royalty Rate Hike Looks Like it Favors Digital Services Contentions: Sources

  08-08-2020 21:16
  
  Spotify, Amazon, Pandora and YouTube have been handed a procedural victory on their appeal to a 44% royalty rate increase for songwriters and publishers, sources tell Billboard.
  The U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. that reviewed the digital services’ appeal on the Copyright Royalty Board’s (CRB) mechanical rate determination has thrown out the rate structure cobbled together by a majority of the board’s three judges, Billboard has learned.
  The ruling, which is under seal, could wa
  
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• Common Opens Up for First Time About Relationship With Tiffany Haddish: ‘I’m Happy!’

  08-08-2020 20:49
  
  Common is opening up for the first time about his romance with Tiffany Haddish, saying he couldn’t be happier with the new relationship.
  “She’s a wonderful woman, a queen, and just a beautiful person,” the 48-year-old rapper and actor said Friday (Aug. 7) during a virtual interview on Live With Kelly and Ryan. “I care for her a lot, enjoy her and am grateful to have her in my life. Yeah, I’m happy!”
  Haddish, 40, recently confirmed the couple’s rela
  
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• Patti Smith announces virtual performance featuring music and book reading

  08-08-2020 20:40 via nme.com
  
  Patti Smith has announced that she’ll perform a special show next month featuring music and excerpts from her most recent book.
  Read more: Patti Smith reveals stunning new photobook – and stands up for youth on-the-march – at Chicago event
  The virtual event, which takes place on September 4 at 2am BST, will be filmed at the Murmrr Theatre in Brooklyn, where Smith will read from her 2019 book Year Of The Monkey and play a handful of songs with longtime b
  
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• Listen to Machine Gun Kelly’s new track ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’ featuring Blackbear

  08-08-2020 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has shared another new track from his upcoming fifth studio album ‘Tickets To My Downfall’.
  Read more: From Machine Gun Kelly to Lil Uzi Vert, rap-rock is back. And this time, it doesn’t suck
  Entitled ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’, the song hears MGK team up with singer-songwriter blackbear as they discuss a messy entanglement over a guitar-laden backdrop.
  The song opens with MGK singing: “You know my ex, so that makes it all feel complica
  
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• YouTube Twins Lose it During First Listen to Phil Collins’ ‘In the Air Tonight’: Watch

  08-08-2020 19:43
  
  There’s nothing quite like the feeling of discovering an amazing new song — just ask twin brothers Tim and Fred Williams, who have been documenting their first-time reactions while listening to classic hits on YouTube.
  The 21-year-old siblings, who post under TwinsthenewTrend, have gone viral in recent months for their “First Time Hearing” video series, where they have recorded their priceless reactions and commentary while discovering music by icons such as Dolly Parton,
  
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• Watch Tom Morello’s Video for Nat Turner-Inspired Song ‘You Belong to Me’

  08-08-2020 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Our present is tethered to our past. The overseer’s whip & noose of history are today echoed in the policeman’s baton & pistol," guitarist says of
  
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• Music at Home: Weirdest Summer Ever

  08-08-2020 18:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Slow, mellow songs for a strange season, from Taylor Swift, Beach House, Solange, Tom Tom Club, and more
  
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• Pregnant Katy Perry Recreates Viral Video for Orlando Bloom: ‘It’s Friday Then!’

  08-08-2020 18:31
  
  Katy Perry is only weeks away from giving birth, but that isn’t stopping her from having a good time.
  In a hilarious video captured by her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, on Friday (Aug. 7), the 35-year-old pop star is seen showing off her baby bump while dancing alongside a car in an attempt to recreate a viral video celebrating the weekend.
  In the Instagram clip, Bloom asks his wife-to-be what day it is before announcing, “It’s Friday then!” as “Push the Feeling&rdq
  
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• Slipknot appear to accidentally confirm Tortilla Man’s identity

  08-08-2020 18:23 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot appears to have accidentally confirmed the identity of its newest member, Tortilla Man.
  Read more: NME meets Slipknot’s Clown and Tortilla Man: “There’s been a lot of blood on stage”
  The masked metallers found a replacement percussionist last year following their far from amicable split with former member Chris Fehn. Dubbed ‘Tortilla Man’, the identity of the new bandmate hasn’t yet been officially revealed but a number of fan theories
  
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• 20 Essential Grateful Dead Shows

  08-08-2020 16:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sublime solos, 30-minute jams and a fierce show in a Danish cafeteria: David Fricke chooses 20 must-own gigs for every Deadhead
  
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• MTV VMAs 2020 Exit Barclays Center, Will Take Place at Outdoor NYC Locations

  08-08-2020 16:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It became clear at this time that outdoor performances with limited or no audience would be more feasible and safer than an indoor event," MTV and arena say
  
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• Dua Lipa had 'unbelievable' time working with Madonna and Missy Elliott

  08-08-2020 16:15 via music-news.com
  
  The 24-year-old pop star recently confirmed she managed to get the Queen of Pop and the 'Get Ur Freak On' hitmaker
  
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• The 2020 MTV VMAs venue changed due to 'safety concerns' amid the Covid-19 pandemic

  08-08-2020 16:13 via music-news.com
  
  The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) will no longer be held at Brooklyn's Barclays Centre, due to "safety concerns" amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (August 8)

  08-08-2020 16:00
  
  From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week:Los Tigres del Norte want you to vote
  This week, Los Tigres del Norte helped kick off the new Voto Latino campaign, encouraging Latinos who are eligible to vote in the U.S. to get to the polls during elections. On a video message posted on August 3rd, one year after the El Paso shoo
  
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• Liam Gallagher mocks Noel's plans for covers album

  08-08-2020 13:54 via music-news.com
  
  The former Oasis rocker doesn't seem too impressed after his older sibling revealed he would like to release a collection of other people's tracks.
  
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• Madonna looks set to sign eight-figure deal in return to Warner Records

  08-08-2020 13:52 via music-news.com
  
  The Queen of Pop - who inked her first-ever record deal on Sire Records in 1982 - is poised to rejoin the label which helped launch her
  
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• Another Sky’s Catrin Vincent: “There are some men in the music industry who should absolutely not be there”

  08-08-2020 13:28 via nme.com
  
  This week marks the release of the acclaimed debut from Another Sky – a four-piece who started making political and beguiling post-rock together while studying at Goldsmiths University. Their collected experiences of ‘making it’ were poured into ‘I Slept On The Floor‘ – an album preoccupied with childhood trauma, toxic relationships, systemic prejudice and divisive politics that has certainly captured the gloom of these tumultuous times.
  “It feels apt to
  
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• Listen to Hayley Williams’ tender cover of Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic Trees’

  08-08-2020 12:36 via nme.com
  
  Paramore’s Hayley Williams has shared a tender cover of Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic Trees’ – you can listen to it below.Read More: Hayley Williams: “Women’s rage has been such a catalyst for beautiful things”Posting on Instagram yesterday (August 7), Williams shared the Radiohead cover under the heading “the last of the serenades”, referring to her recent run of quarantine covers.
  Williams also said Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic T
  
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• Kelly Clarkson wants to keep divorce battle private

  08-08-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  Clarkson and Blackstock wed in October, 2013.
  
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• Cardi B fears a 'mental breakdown' if President Trump is re-elected

  08-08-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  The rapper is an outspoken critic of the controversial president.
  
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• Listen to a new, previously unreleased Tom Morello track, ‘You Belong To Me’

  08-08-2020 10:56 via nme.com
  
  Tom Morello has shared a previously unreleased new song, ‘You Belong To Me’ – you can listen to it below.Read More: The Big Read – Tom Morello Originally recorded as part of his solo project, The Nightwatchman, the folk-inspired song sees Morello reflecting on Nat Turner who led an 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia. Morello has previously spoken about the influence of the rebellion on his work in an interview with Rolling Stone.
  “Whether it’s biblical
  
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• Tyga cancels concert after Human Rights Foundation raises concerns

  08-08-2020 10:20 via nme.com
  
  Rapper Tyga has cancelled a planned concert in Belarus after the Human Rights Foundation raised concerns.
  Yesterday (August 7), the Foundation published an open letter to Tyga, asking him to cancel his planned performance in Belarus because it could become “an excuse to cancel the opposition’s final electoral rally,” the day before a historic election in the country.
  In his letter, the Foundation’s president and founder Thor Halvorssen said the concert would “p
  
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• MTV Video Music Awards to reportedly change venues because of coronavirus “safety concerns”

  08-08-2020 09:37 via nme.com
  
  This year’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) are reportedly changing venues due to coronavirus “safety concerns.”Read More: MTV Unplugged: the 20 best performances – ranked and rated in order of greatnessAs reported on Page Six, MTV will no longer hold the award ceremony at the Barclays Center, instead choosing “various outdoor locations” in New York City. The event is due to take place on August 30.
  In a statement to Page Six, representatives for Barclays C
  
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• Paul McCartney credits Jeff Lynne for getting him to ask Ringo Starr to appear on 'Flaming Pie'

  08-08-2020 07:57 via music-news.com
  
  The Beatles legend collaborated with his former bandmate on his 1997 solo album after the Electric Light Orchestra musician
  
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• Kesha to take fans on 360 degree 'spaceship' as she makes VR concert debut

  08-08-2020 07:55 via music-news.com
  
  The 33-year-old pop star has teamed up with MelodyVR for the special stripped back show - which will feature the singer
  
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• Kelly Rowland urges fans to 'stop trying to be God' amid judgemental cancel culture

  08-08-2020 07:52 via music-news.com
  
  Kelly Rowland has shared her thoughts on cancel culture in a post on Instagram on Thursday, as she admitted she's 'so grateful God never cancelled me'.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion hurt by friends' reactions to shooting drama

  08-08-2020 04:15 via music-news.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion has confessed she is hurt by those who made fun of her recent shooting incident.
  
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• Digital Media Company LiveXLive Had an OK Quarter, But It’s Got a Long Way to Go

  08-08-2020 04:06
  
  What three letters best explain the modest gains LiveXLive unveiled during its quarterly earnings call Thursday?
  The would be P-P-P as in the Paycheck Protection Program.
  Nearly all of the company’s $3.5 million reduction in spending for the quarter appeared to have come from the almost $2 million federal loan it received in March, coupled with $1.4 million in reductions of employee salaries and other expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  That helped LiveXLive achieve its “best quar
  
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• Cory Asbury on Sophomore Album ‘To Love a Fool’: ‘My Goal Is to Put Real Life Into Music Form’

  08-08-2020 03:00
  
  Cory Asbury’s second album, To Love a Fool, released July 31, is following the pattern set with his 2018 Top Christian Albums chart topper, Reckless Love.
  Both sets launched with a lead-off single. Reckless Love’s title-track led the multi-metric Hot Christian Songs chart for 18 weeks, and Christian Airplay for 13 frames, and Asbury finished 2018 as Billboard’s top male Christian artist.
  Continuing his run, the first single from To Love a Fool, “The Father’s House,&
  
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• Digital Services’ Appeal of Publisher Rate Hike Headed Back to Copyright Royalty Board: Sources

  08-08-2020 02:50
  
  The U.S. Court of Appeals reviewing an appeal from Spotify, Amazon, Pandora and YouTube over the Copyright Royalty Board’s mechanical rate determination has remanded the case back to the CRB, sources tell Billboard.
  At press time the decision was sealed, so industry sources weren’t clear on what issues the Washington, D.C. Circuit Appeals Court had with the CRB rate ruling, other than it apparently was due to procedural issues. But procedural issues were at the heart of the digital s
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly & blackbear Try to Get With ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’ in New Collab

  08-08-2020 02:31
  
  Machine Gun Kelly and blackbear tag-team yet again for a song about a messy entanglement involving “my ex’s best friend,” which came out today (Aug. 7).
  The guitar-laden track weeds through a breakup that would’ve felt harder to get through if the two artists weren’t using their ex-girlfriend’s right-hand women as rebounds. “My ex’s best friend” will be featured on MGK’s fifth studio album Tickets to My Downfall, which is com
  
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• The Michelle Obama Playlist Celebrates ‘#BlackGirlMagic’ With Mereba, Beyoncé, Teyana Taylor & More

  08-08-2020 01:49
  
  Former First Lady Michelle Obama shared a playlist from the first season of her latest eponymous Spotify podcast “The Michelle Obama Podcast,” and there’s lots of Black girl magic.
  The inaugural “Michelle Obama Playlist” features 41 songs highlighted in or inspired by the podcast, including Mereba’s “Black Truck,” Ari Lennox’s “Night Drive,” Beyoncé‘s “Black Parade,” Jhené Aiko and H.E.R.&lsqu
  
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• The VMAs Will Feature Outdoor Performances Around NYC; Barclays Center Must Wait Till 2021

  08-08-2020 01:38
  
  The VMAs bowed to reality on Friday (Aug. 7) and announced that the VMAs will not be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, as originally planned. Instead, the Aug. 30 show, to be hosted by actress and singer Keke Palmer, will consist of “several outdoor performances around [New York] City with limited or no audience.” The show will return to Barclays Center (which hosted the VMAs once before, in 2013) in 2021.
  BTS, Doja Cat and J Balvin are the first artists announced who will perform
  
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• How Struggling Indie Venues Are Lobbying Local Governments for Support — And Getting Some

  08-08-2020 01:16
  
  As Congress debated the next federal coronavirus aid package this week in Washington, independent music venues across the country have been waiting in anticipation for what will either be a saving grace or a devastating blow to their businesses. Now, as Capitol Hill heads into the weekend with a planned recess days away, there’s still no clarity whether proposed legislation supporting these businesses that have been shuttered since mid-March will make their way into a final package and sav
  
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• Chloe x Halle Strip Down ‘Forgive Me’ for Yet Another Epic Live Performance & Beyoncé’s Mom Approves

  08-08-2020 00:57
  
  Chloe x Halle served yet another flawless live performance during quarantine in their backyard tennis court, but this time, for “Forgive Me.”
  Chloe and Halle Bailey transformed the space into a misty forest Thursday night (Aug. 6), invoking a peaceful atmosphere with Halle’s acoustic guitar before the camera pans upward and reveals the 20-year-old R&B singer is indeed wearing a strappy black belt as a top with a complementary sultry mermaid skirt, which is all too
  
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• Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion Share ‘WAP’ Behind-the-Scenes Footage With Their Slithery Friends: ‘Scariest Sh– Ever’

  08-08-2020 00:11
  
  Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion flipped Frank Ski’s “Whores in This House” for their new wet-and-wild “WAP” single and accompanying visual, but they invited some other slithery friends to come inside.
  At Cardi’s command, the two hip-hop hotties nestled in the sand of the snake room in one of the luxurious video’s earliest shots. But it proved to be the most difficult shot to get.
  “Lol I had never touched a snake in my life !!! scariest s
  
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• First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Icona Pop, Machinedrum, SG Lewis & More

  08-08-2020 00:05
  
  New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you’re supposed to somehow find the best ones. It’s fun work, but it’s time-consuming — so we at Billboard Dance want to give you a hand. Each week, we sift through the streams and dig in the digital crates to present the absolute must-hears from the wide breadth of jams.
  This week, we’ve gotten a very excellent surprise EP from Hudson Mohawke, a single from Joji and Diplo an
  
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• Blink-182 Unveil the Official ‘Quarantine’ Anthem of 2020

  08-08-2020 00:00
  
  Eight months into 2020, blink-182 is singing what we’re all thinking: ‘F— quarantine.”
  The group’s latest single, “Quarantine,” is truly an angsty anthem of the times we’re living in amid the coronavirus pandemic. The new rock song’s chorus pays tribute to everyday tasks we had taken for granted or even found boring before we were locked in our homes to practice social distancing. “Quarantine, f— this disease /  I’d rat
  
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